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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id22.5% of males in the City of Canterbury Bankstown had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Georges River Council area. This represents an increase of 21,926 males since 2001.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, the City of Canterbury Bankstown's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
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City of Canterbury Bankstown - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Georges River Council area % | Number | % | Georges River Council area % | 2001 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 33,338 | 22.5 | 33.3 | 11,412 | 10.0 | 17.0 | +21,926 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 11,795 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 5,747 | 5.0 | 6.7 | +6,047 |
Vocational | 23,992 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 23,185 | 20.4 | 22.8 | +807 |
No qualification | 63,932 | 43.2 | 33.8 | 59,612 | 52.4 | 43.4 | +4,320 |
Not stated | 14,988 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 13,908 | 12.2 | 10.2 | +1,079 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 148,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 113,866 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +34,179 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in the City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 compared to Georges River Council area shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 46.7% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 43.2% had no qualifications, compared with 58.9% and 33.8% respectively for Georges River Council area.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of the City of Canterbury Bankstown and Georges River Council area were:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in the City of Canterbury Bankstown between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
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